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By increasing deforestation and burning fossil fuels

By reducing the use of renewable energy

By promoting photosynthesis in plants

By decreasing urbanization

Weather is the average condition over a long time, climate is the condition at a certain place and time.

Weather is the condition of the air at a certain place and time, climate is the average weather in a region over a long time.

Weather only refers to rain, climate refers to temperature.

Weather is always predictable, climate is not.

By only precipitation and evaporation

Through precipitation, evaporation, condensation, and transpiration

By melting and freezing

Through photosynthesis and respiration

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

Sulfur

Oxygen

A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. These hot gases and materials warm the atmosphere. A warmer atmosphere results in global temperatures rising.

A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. These gases and materials reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth. Less solar energy results in cooler global temperatures.

A volcanic eruption releases gases, ash, and other materials into the atmosphere. The hot ash falls back to Earth's surface, causing widespread fires. The fires and hot smoke warm the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise.

Increased urban development and deforestation have altered local conditions, trapping more heat and warming the lagoon over time.

Seasonal sunlight changes are causing the lagoon to heat faster during certain months and cool slower during others.

Natural variation in Earth's orbit is causing significant changes in local temperature patterns.

Ocean currents are shifting each season dramatically and reversing the lagoon’s natural temperature cycle.

Carbon Cycle

Urbanization

Deforestation

Climate Change